To the literary, literal, and scientific mind purposeless fiction is abhorrent. Fortunately we all are literally and scientifically inclined; the doom of purposeless fiction is sounded; and it is a great comfort to believe that, in the near future, only literary and scientific works suitable for man, woman, child, and suffragette, are to adorn the lingerie-laden counters in our great department shops. It is, then, with animation and confidence that the author politely offers to a regenerated nation this modern, moral, literary, and highly scientific work, thinly but ineffectually disguised as fiction, in deference to the prejudices of a few old-fashioned story-readers who still survive among us. — R.W.C.
Chapter 1 TO
MY FRIEND
JOHN CORBIN
Folly and Wisdom, Heavenly twins,
Sons of the god Imagination,
Heirs of the Virtues--which were Sins
Till Transcendental Contemplation
Transmogrified their outer skins--
Friend, do you follow me? For I
Have lost myself, I don't know why.
Resuming, then, this erudite
And decorative Dedication,--
Accept it, John, with all your might
In Cinquecentic resignation.
You may not understand it, quite,
But if you've followed me all through,
You've done far more than I could do.
PREFACE
To the literary, literal, and scientific mind purposeless fiction is abhorrent. Fortunately we all are literally and scientifically inclined; the doom of purposeless fiction is sounded; and it is a great comfort to believe that, in the near future, only literary and scientific works suitable for man, woman, child, and suffragette, are to adorn the lingerie-laden counters in our great department shops.
It is, then, with animation and confidence that the author politely offers to a regenerated nation this modern, moral, literary, and highly scientific work, thinly but ineffectually disguised as fiction, in deference to the prejudices of a few old-fashioned story-readers who still survive among us.
R. W. C.
CONTENTS
Chapter 1 TO
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Chapter 2 AN IDYL OF THE IDYL
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Chapter 3 THE IDLER
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Chapter 4 THE GREEN MOUSE
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Chapter 5 AN IDEAL IDOL
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Chapter 6 SACHARISSA
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Chapter 7 IN WRONG
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Chapter 8 THE INVISIBLE WIRE
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Chapter 9 IN HEAVEN AND EARTH
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Chapter 10 A CROSS-TOWN CAR
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Chapter 11 THE LID OFF
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Chapter 12 BETTY
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Chapter 13 SYBILLA
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Chapter 14 THE CROWN PRINCE
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Chapter 15 GENTLEMEN OF THE PRESS
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Chapter 16 DRUSILLA
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Chapter 17 FLAVILLA
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